Just in Case
by Thomas Arvid
BELOW
O What a Night by
Thomas Arvid
BELOW-CENTRE
Perfect Balance
by Thomas Arvid
BELOW-RIGHT
Uplifting by
Thomas Arvid
think my pieces are successful when
I can evoke an emotion, memory or
thought in a viewer. Wine and art are
vehicles to communicate the
pleasure of the human experience.“
As journalist Gabriel Diego Delgado
of La Prensa de San Antonio wrote:
“Arvid wants the audience to have a
sense they can metaphysically reach
into his painting and pick up the
glass and drink the wine, without
feeling self-conscious about an
underlying ‘Do Not Touch’ taboo.”
Self-taught, the artist remains awed
by the response to his work. “Wine is
such a special subject for those who
appreciate it, for those who connect
with the intimacy of the wine
experience and all the great feelings
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and associations of enjoying wine
with friends and family. I think that
my paintings are like landscapes for
wine lovers, and it couldn’t be more
wonderful for me that my collectors
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h r ona n oym nt in my
work, especially when I’m just doing
what I love, about a subject I love. “
Unrestrained by conventional
formatting limitations, the
dimensions of Arvid’s classically
composed works are determined
solely by that which he feels best
reveals and accentuates the
attributes of the image’s
constituent elements. For largerscale work, selling currently for
upwards of $100,000, there is a
four-year waiting list, but
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masterpieces well worth the
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taste of an anticipated, rare vintage
of a favorite label.
Fortunately for Arvid fans, limitededition prints on paper and canvas
are also available for many works,
with prices starting at around $700.
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painting, Arvid will create a highresolution scan of the image which is
then used to create reproductions,